When it started snowing in mid-November, I knew it was time to set my sights on winter and cozying up. I love diffusing seasonal blends around my home. If you get stuck in some of the same ruts that I do, here’s a new one…

You may not know this about me, but my morning routine is a big deal to me. In my experience, how I start the morning is usually how I live the day, so it’s especially important to be mindful during those early hours…

For the most part, I have the market cornered on anxiety where my family is concerned. I’m lucky to be surrounded by such a chill bunch…and they (my husband, sons, brother, parents, and extended family) are lucky to BE such a chill bunch…

I have reached for all kinds of things to help numb the pain of anxiety: alcohol, food, shopping, bad relationships, Netflix, prescription meds, games on my phone…lots of unhealthy things. Things that maybe seemed like they worked, to varying degrees, but…

Essential oils are good for all sorts of stuff: supporting your physical health, promoting high-vibration emotions, meditation, soothing sore muscles, caring for your skin, cleaning… And I can’t say enough great things about oils and what they do for our bodies, minds, and spirits…

I read like it’s my job. Always have. I have a virtual bookshelf on my website and for-real bookshelves all over my house. Books are the perfect portal for anxious introverts, the ideal escape for homebodies, and a great way to eavesdrop on the lives and places and experiences of other people (which, I confess, I adore doing)…

Cardamom may not jump to mind when you think of essential oils. IMHO, it’s certainly one of the unsung heroes of the oily world; this one is handy to have around for everything from coughs to inflammation to tummy troubles. The “Queen of Spices” (how’s thatfor a nickname?)…

You guys, Pumpkin Spice Latte season (the season formerly known as Fall) has pretty much arrived, on the calendar if not in the weather. Which means you’re likely being ambushed with the autumnal deliciousness of all things pumpkin. Which would be GREAT…

In my household, we seem to thrive first thing in the morning. All four of us are early birds; my older son is “sleeping in” if he is still snoozing at 6am, I kid you not. For us, since the morning hours stretch on and on, I rely on this daily diffuser blend to funnel our collective energy in an…

I spent most of 2017 reflecting on my own path with anxiety and writing and then reflecting some more. I've been doing a lot of reading and exploring around the patterns that I found cropping up. Because a handful of things showed up and just kept showing up and, well, most...

A question that I often get is, "ok, Kel, but how do you use essential oils in your life with your family?" And because I've fielded this question a few times, I thought it was time to lay it all out and share my daily practice with essential oils...

Earlier this year, I began seriously toying with the idea of living life without alcohol.

I had no scary story around alcohol, no rock-bottom, no obvious reason to quit drinking. But I had a gnawing suspicion that giving up the wine couldn’t hurt. And the handful of times that I’d gone dry for a stretch (like doing Whole30) had proven that I was on to something...

If you, like me, are bent towards anxiety as a way of coping with things and people and stress and situations and places and have, at some point, gotten to a place where anxiety has begun to take over, you have perhaps come to your knees in frustration and yelled in your head...

Stacie Robertson, owner of The Tea Market in Kansas City, has been a teacher of mine for a long time. In tea, in business, in wellness, in how to make the perfect lavender lemonade. :) Lots of important stuff. And now...

Took me long enough to post this one (aka, my #latergram game is so strong, you guys). There are many inspiring people on the journey. So many smart, don’t give up, passionate, willing to mess up & keep on going, determined, awesome people. For me, in more than a few ways, @melissa_hartwig is one of them. So cool to say hi to her & get my hands on her new book.
Alternatively captioned: all the brown hair.
Alternatively alternatively captioned: the one wherein Melissa wears a dress sent from CrossFit-Goddess-land & I wear yoga pants. •
•
•
#whole30 #cleaneats #cleandrinks #yogaeverydamnday #yogagirl #yogalove #yogalife #healthcarestartsathome #foodismedicine #breathe #meditate #rainydaybooks #read #cookbook #instantpot #recipes